Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) starts 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4. In 3,570 games between strong players, White wins 44%, 12% are drawn and Black wins 44%; the most played move is 4…Nf6 (70%).
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4
- ECO
- C44
- Games between strong players
- 3,570
- To move
- Black
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4…Nf6 | 70% (2,501) | Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense | |
| 4…Bc5 | 20% (696) | Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit | |
| 4…Bb4+ | 6% (208) | Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense | |
| 4…d6 | 3% (103) | – | |
| 4…Be7 | 1% (40) | Scotch Game: Benima Defense |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Scotch Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- Scotch Game: Haxo Gambit 754 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, London Defense 207 games
More Scotch Game lines
- Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation 4,514 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense 3,744 games
- Scotch Game: Classical Variation 2,214 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Advance Variation 2,123 games
- Scotch Game: Mieses Variation 1,946 games
- Scotch Game: Potter Variation 1,111 games
- Scotch Game: Göring Gambit 649 games
- Scotch Game: Classical Variation, Intermezzo Variation 480 games
- Scotch Game: Malaniuk Variation 407 games
- Scotch Game: Tartakower Variation 320 games
- Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Göring Gambit Declined 252 games
- Scotch Game: Benima Defense 176 games
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